Storefront shutdown: Difference between revisions

Launched in November 2019, Stadia was the first cloud gaming service with a storefront. Its storefront was abruptly shut down for users in September 2022 without notice, and the entire service shuttered in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Joshua |date=30 Sep 2022 |title=Google Stadia's Storefront Has Already Been Shut Down |url=https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930010555/https://www.thegamer.com/google-stadias-storefront-already-shut-down/ |archive-date=30 Sep 2022 |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=TheGamer}}</ref> As the shutdown of the service meant users who made purchases on the platform could not play the products they paid for, Google refunded purchases of both hardware and software for the platform,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Kyle |date=29 Sep 2022 |title=Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded |url=https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929234443/https://9to5google.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shutting-down/ |archive-date=29 Sep 2022 |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=9to5google.com}}</ref> however many platform-exclusive titles<ref>{{Cite web |last=@SFBTom |date=29 Sep 2022 |title=Tangle Tower was due to launch on Stadia in 2 days time, and this article was the first I heard about it shutting down 😢 |url=https://x.com/SFBTom/status/1575558078367690752 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/C2Cfi |archive-date=1 Feb 2026 |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=[[X]]}}</ref><!-- Someone archive this tweet so users can read it without potentially needing an account --> were never re-released,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=22 Dec 2022 |title=What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far |url=https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222163532/https://9to5google.com/2022/12/22/stadia-exclusive-games/ |archive-date=22 Dec 2022 |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=9to5google.com}}</ref> so users couldn't reliably replace the software that they paid for. <!-- Maybe pile for things to list: